MLS News
MLS reportedly planning drastic playoff overhaul
MLS could develop a playoff system with double elimination and up to 20 teams competing for a championship.
Incoming MLS commissioner Larry Berg discusses upcoming media rights negotiations, hydration breaks
"It’s about finding media partners that want to co-create the future with us."
USL records second-highest TV viewership in league history after World Cup
The Pittsburgh Riverhounds-Louisville City FC match on July 18 averaged 453,000 viewers
MLS unveils World Cup marketing push as Fox showcases league
The Apple TV-MLS agreement may make it hard to find matches after the World Cup ends
Don Garber: MLS ready to take the World Cup momentum ‘from here’
"It's really about recognizing that this momentum didn't start with the World Cup."
Don Garber responds to Landon Donovan’s criticism that MLS ‘not mature enough’ to abandon linear TV
"Shame on us if we didn't go and take the risk of being the first global property to ever go and stream their games."
How New York Soccer Journal rose from the ashes of Hudson River Blue
Landon Donovan says MLS is ‘not mature enough yet’ to completely abandon linear TV
"I think we still need that exposure."
The true cost of sports fandom in the streaming age
Nashville SC none too pleased after pickleball bumps club to FS2
"Yes. Pickleball."
Inter Miami criticized for having younger players face media after historic loss
"Embarrassing how Inter Miami puts the younger players up to face the postgame music with the media after a 4-3 home loss to rival Orlando City."
MLS commissioner Don Garber: Data from Apple TV ‘affecting how we’re structuring our rosters’
"It's affecting the players we're signing. It's affecting how we're structuring our rosters..."
Don Garber: MLS was ‘way early’ on move to streaming-exclusive model
"I think the challenge is the direct-to-consumer, primarily exclusive subscription [model], which I believe is the future of sport ... I think we were way early on it."
Greg Vanney: Taylor Twellman has ‘forgotten’ what it’s like to be a player
"Taylor has forgotten since he's living in the broadcast booth of what it's like to be a player."
MLS re-ups simulcast partnership with EA Sports FC Mobile
The popular mobile game will simulcast five MLS matches this season, beginning Wednesday with Real Salt Lake and Inter Miami.
Don Garber acknowledges MLS Season Pass was a misstep in Apple deal
"In light of what we know today, we would do the same deal other than the subscription."
Questions swirl around Inter Miami’s decision not to credential journalist Franco Panizo
"I have asked for clarification and haven’t received it."
MLS teams do not expect to regain local rights after Apple deal ends
"I don’t see that ever happening again."
Hudson River Blue is shutting down after 13 years of covering NYCFC
Hudson River Blue, which has covered New York City FC since the club's founding in 2013, is shutting down.
2026 MLS Cup moves to Friday to combat football competition
However, the match will still likely conflict with a first-round College Football Playoff game.
MLS team execs split on whether Apple deal is success or failure
MLS on Apple TV broadcaster Ramses Sandoval: ‘We’re very fortunate to be able to do this’
MLS, Fox schedule doubleheader between World Cup semifinals and Final
Fox and FS1 will air a doubleheader two days prior to the World Cup Final.
Don Garber: ‘Too premature’ to talk MLS media rights future beyond Apple deal
As leagues scramble to address the NFL-sized elephant in the room, MLS says it's too early to think about its next set of media rights.
Apple TV doing away with MLS remote broadcasts
The Spanish-language version of MLS 360 is being discontinued to offset costs.
Glenn Davis out as Houston Dynamo play-by-play announcer
Davis revealed he was relieved of his duties in December after calling matches since the club's inaugural MLS season in 2006.
MLS Cup delivers strong audience for Messi’s win despite college football competition
The league says Saturday's MLS Cup drew 4.6 million viewers globally.
MLS Cup Playoffs viewership sees strong year-over-year growth
The league says its postseason matches are averaging 711,000 viewers across linear and streaming, up 23%.
Apple, MLS shorten broadcast deal; league due $50 million more after revisions
The more reported changes to this deal, the bigger a win it appears to be for MLS.
MLS formally adopts European calendar, avoids postseason football conflicts
Just hours after news broke that MLS and Apple are removing the MLS Season Pass paywall beginning next...
MLS, Apple scrap MLS Season Pass, games to be available to all Apple TV subs in 2026
No longer will MLS fans need to pay a $99 annual subscription to watch games.
Chicago Fire announcer suggests Philadelphia Union players deserve to get ‘clocked’
"It's a matter of time before one of these guys gets clocked, and it might be deservedly so."
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Michael Wilbon made it clear he won’t be watching MLS playoffs
None of Wilbon's TV screens featured Lionel Messi on Friday night.
MLS touts significant viewership growth in Year 3 with Apple
The league claims it saw a 29% year-over-year increase in viewership.
MLS, Apple TV drop Season Pass requirement for playoff matches
All Apple TV subscribers, regardless of if they purchased MLS Season Pass, will have access to this year's playoffs.
MLS draws criticism for AI-generated match recaps
The recaps were not reviewed by humans prior to publishing, though the league says that will change if the technology is deployed at-scale.
David Samson skewers MLS after Don Garber reveals lackluster viewership
"How do you spin the fact that Messi is not providing the sort of increases that one would have expected?"
ESPN FC’s Stevie Nicol goes nuclear over Lionel Messi suspension
"The fact that they've gone ahead and done this is nonsense."
